2020 Awards of Excellence Finalists Announced!

The Surf Life Saving SA Awards of Excellence recognise and celebrate the achievements and contributions of our members throughout the season, across a wide range of categories.

In what was one of our most competitive field of nomintations ever, we are excited to announce our 2020 finalists! (Finalists listed in alphabetical order).

Surf Life Saver Of The Year
Derek Bawden (Seacliff SLSC)
Neil Bisset (Semaphore SLSC)
David Forrest (Grange SLSC)
Stuart Hage (Moana SLSC)
Richard Nurmi (Christies Beach SLSC)

Volunteer Of The Year
Nicole Berry (South Port)
Elaine Farmer (North Haven SLSC)
Angela Farrier (Moana)
Paul Rothwell (Christies Beach SLSC)
Lisa Window (Somerton SLSC)

Club Of The Year
Brighton SLSC
Christies Beach SLSC
Henley SLSC
Seacliff SLSC
South Port SLSC

Youth Surf Lifesaver Of The Year
Tom Breen (Goolwa SLSC)
Laura Campbell (Christies Beach SLSC)
Kaila Harris (Moana SLSC)
Sam Ralph (Grange SLSC)
Joshua Rollings (Christies Beach SLSC)

Young Member Of The Year
Oliver Higgins (Seacliff SLSC)
Angus Miller (Christies Beach SLSC)
Tyler Richards (Semaphore SLSC)
Lily Thomas (West Beach SLSC)

Athlete Of The Year
Patrick Cobiac (Brighton SLSC)
Tom May (Seacliff SLSC)
Matthew Zuill (West Beach SLSC)

Youth Athlete Of The Year
Xabian Cederblad (South Port SLSC)
Stella Benger (West Beach SLSC)
Kayla Roe (Grange SLSC)

Coach Of The Year
Alex Botha (South Port SLSC)
Jamie Hole (Moana SLSC)
Ethan Rump (Glenelg SLSC)

Official Of The Year
Cacelia Ewenz (Moana)
Pat Larven (Glenelg SLSC)
Brett Watson (Brighton SLSC)

Trainer Of The Year
John Freeman (Normanville)
Cass Norton (Beachport SLSC)
Mark Warriner (Seacliff)

Assessor Of The Year
Ashley Clarke (Seacliff SLSC)
Ingrid Cobiac (Brighton SLSC)
Ian Grant (Port Elliot SLSC)

Lifeguard Of The Year
John Fretwell (Normanville SLSC)
Brady Hoppen (Goolwa SLSC)
Riley Irvine (Somerton SLSC)

Community Education Program Of The Year
Henley SLSC
Seacliff SLSC
West Beach SLSC

Congratulations to all of the finalists selected above!

This year, in the current environment of restrictions on gathering sizes indoors, we will not be hosting our traditional ‘Red & Yellow Ball’ function at the Adelaide Convention Centre. Instead, we will be hosting the awards ceremony online, in a livestream across our digital channels.

The event will be filmed and broadcast in real-time, and we are encouraging Surf Life Saving Clubs to host small functions at their own premises to watch the ceremony online and give the respective award winners the respect and recognition they deserve.

The online ceremony is promising to be dynamic and engaging, and will maintain the strong sense of occasion that our Awards of Excellence evening is known for. We strongly encourage you to tune in to the event live, get together in a small group of close contacts and sit back and enjoy the proceedings from the comfort of your home or Surf Life Saving Club.

Event Details
Date: Saturday 29th August 2020
Time: 5:15pm-6:15pm
Online ceremony link: https://youtu.be/NnfVZ7vhjJo

Surf Life Saving SA Sport Awards 2020 - Online Presentation: Premieres on Sunday 12th July, 6:00PM

Welcome to the Surf Life Saving SA Sport Awards for season 2019/2020. We're doing things a little different this year, and we're pleased to present you with our first online awards ceremony. Stay tuned as we announce the winners of the Senior Carnival Medals in each age group, the winners of the Masters State Championships medals, the Team Trophy winners and finally the Carnival Premiership Cup winner.

Presented by SLSSA CEO, Damien Marangon, SLSSA Sport Advisory Committee Chair, Pat Larven, and SLSSA Sport Manager, Mel Davis-Bishop.

Medal and pennant winners will be contacted by the SLSSA Sport Team to organise collection / delivery of your awards.

Full results and pointscores can be found here.

Thanks for watching, and enjoy!

Surf Lifesavers plead with Aussies: stay home, don’t visit the beach

Millions traditionally descend on Australian beaches at this time of year, but the simple message from surf lifesavers for Easter is ‘stay safe, stay home’.

Ahead of the Easter holidays and with predicted warm weather across multiple states, Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) is pleading with the public to stay away from the beach, in support of the Federal Government’s advice to stay home and slow the rate of COVID-19 transmission.

Surf Life Saving services across the country are working with local council authorities, with many beaches already completely closed to the public and many patrolling services finishing early [click here].

Last Easter surf lifesavers and lifeguards were fully operational and performed more than 535 rescues across the Easter school holidays with rescues on public holidays (Easter long weekend and ANZAC day) accounting for 75% of the total rescues which also tragically saw nine lives lost along the coastline. With patrolling services reduced this Easter, there are concerns people who choose not to adhere to the Government’s advice and go to an unpatrolled beach, may find themselves in trouble with limited assistance available.

Surf Life Saving Australia President Graham Ford AM, said supporting the Government’s efforts to slow the rate of COVID-19 transmission is the number one priority.  But the public also need to know that when the red and yellow flags aren’t flying, it simply isn’t safe to swim.

“Traditionally the Easter school holidays is a time when large numbers of people gather on our beaches across the country,” said SLSA President Graham Ford AM.  

“Surf Life Saving Australia is urging the public to adhere to the Government warnings and restrictions, particularly with respect to social distancing.

“Surf lifesaving services across the country are not operating as usual, many beaches are closed due to COVID-19 and some services have been modified from what the public would normally expect.

“The beaches won’t be as safe in or out of the water these holidays with the reduced services and the risks associated with the transmission of COVID-19,” added Ford.

“We all need to play our part and the message is really simple; the easiest and best way to stay safe this Easter long weekend and school holidays is to stay home.”

Surf Life Saving patrols and Government messages may differ in each State and Territory – to find out specific information in each jurisdiction:

Surf Life Saving New South Wales

https://www.surflifesaving.com.au/resources/coronavirus-covid-19-updates-resources-slsnsw-members

Surf Life Saving Queensland

http://lifesaving.com.au/covid19/

Surf Life Saving Northern Territory

https://www.lifesavingnt.com.au/covid-19/

Surf Life Saving South Australia

http://www.surflifesavingsa.com.au/news

Surf Life Saving Tasmania

https://www.slst.asn.au/clubs-members/club-member-resources/covid-19-information/

Surf Life Saving Western Australia

https://www.mybeach.com.au/members/covid-19/

For further detail and information relating to SLSA and COVID-19 please click here.